100 YEARS AGO
Friday, Dec. 4, 1925
The city of Tokyo is adding to its population an average of six new lives every hour, according to an investigation made by the municipal authorities recently.
In December 1925, The Japan Times reported on a 13-year streak of high birth rates around the country, with more than 50,000 born in Tokyo annually, or an average of 3.37 per 100 people.
| THE 51³Ô¹ÏÍø TIMES
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